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DAVID BLOCK, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

SHEET METAL. CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,388, dated January27, 1891.

Application filed August 20,1890. Serial No. 362,517. (No modelll To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID BLOCK, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, a citi zen of the United States, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Sheet- Metal Cabinets, of which the following isa specification.

Thisinvention relates to an improved sheetmetal cabinet for kitchen use,which is constructed in such a manner that the parts can be stamped upby dies, and by which considerable economy and saving in sheet metal isobtained; and the invention consists of a sheet-metal cabinet forkitchen and other use, the main part or body of which is formed of twopieces-a rear part, which is made integral with the top and base, and afront part, which is made integral with the guides for the boxes ordrawers, which latter are also made of sheet metal and finished in japanor otherwise.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofmy improved sheet metal cabinet. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectionof the same on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a face view of the blankfrom which the rear part of the cabinet is formed, and Fig. a is a faceview of the blank for the front part of the cabinet.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the rear part, and B the frontwall, of my improved sheet-metal cabinet for kitchen and other use. Therear part of the cabinet is made of a blank A, as shown in Fig. 3, whichblank is so constructed that the rear and side walls a o are madeintegral with the bottom a and its inclined base a and with the top parta and its head-piece a and it also has two pieces a at. each sidethereof, which form a pointed or inclined top A. The blank A is bentinin such a manner that the bottom side walls and top part are formed bythe parts bent up, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The

'ing suitable handle-knobs.

front wall Bis soldered onto the rear part and made of one blank, whichis provided with the guide-piecesb I), made integral therewith and bentup at right angles to the front wall in inward direction, so as to guidethe drawers or boxes 0 O, which are likewise made of sheet metal andhave front walls C made longer than the guide-openings in the front ofthe cabinet, said drawer fronts hav- The front wall is provided aroundthe box-openings with raised beads D that improve the appearance of thefront wall.

The sheet-metal cabinet is finished by japanning and otherwise, and isintended to be used as a spice-box for kitchen use. It can also be madeon a larger scale to be used as a toy cabinet for children, or on astill larger scale to be used for filing papers and for storage purposesgenerally.

Having thus described my. invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A sheet-metal cabinet formed of a rear part, inwhich the rear and side walls of the bodyare made integral with the baseand top part, and of a front wall having inwardlybent guide-pieces forthe drawers or boxes, w hich guides are made integral with the frontwalls, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the main part or body of a sheet-metal cabinet,formed of a rear part and a front wall having inwardlybent guides madeintegral with the front part and drawers or slides, the front walls ofwhich drawers are made larger than the guideopenings of the front plate,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID BLOCK.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, W. REIMHERE.

